Blantyre vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$146
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$238
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.7
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
22
81
😀 Quality of life
33
74
🏙️ Population
800K
13.9M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 24% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8686th and 7496th ($505 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 93rd in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Blantyre compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 8666th and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Blantyre vs Tianjin

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Blantyre Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$147
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8831
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.31
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.6
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$595
$19275

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$770
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$639
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$1181
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$706
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$861
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$1521
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$577
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$815
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$686
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$1002
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$613
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$469
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$1189
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$1473
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$1030
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$630
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$1229
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$750
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$656
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$716
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$646
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$630
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$767
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$621
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$697
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$572
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$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
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$645
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$562
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$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
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$626
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$468
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$584
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$632
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$528
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$512
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$492
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$558
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$466
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$748
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$709
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$660
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$525
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$574
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$521
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$508
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$524
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$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
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$540
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$562
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$566
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$493
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$657
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$554
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